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Album Art Scrapbook Feb 2012

2012-02-22T12:36:00.002-08:00

Asobi Seksu / Tyvec / Generationals / March 23 / Spanish Moon

2012-02-08T16:38:00.000-08:00

Handwriting Typography Samples

2012-02-01T00:38:00.000-08:00

Title

2012-01-26T14:55:00.001-08:00

Reminding Myself

2012-01-22T17:29:00.001-08:00

2012-01-07T11:12:00.001-08:00

25 things that'll make your life better.Sourced from ...http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-06-08/strategy/29979038_1_facebook-page-tire-pressure-ideas/2#ixzz1inS7vOKGObviously it's great to help out the poor and to meditate once everyday.I thought I would take a stab at sharing 25 rather more subtle tips with you, valued 'blog' reader. I have done, or am currently trying to do, all of these in my own life:1. Check your tire pressure. This takes 2 minutes, and pressurized air is often free (or only 50 cents) at your closest gas station. The result is better fuel efficiency, a safer car, and improved highway maneuverability.2. Ignore the goal of becoming 'well-rounded.' It's for losers. Successful people in our society become very adept at one or two things, and outsource the rest to others, in the form of paying for services you need. For example, I doubt John Paulson is good at housekeeping, but he has enough money to pay for a maid and focus on what he is good at.3. Speak louder. Not a good first impression when the first thing someone notices about you is that they cannot hear what you're saying.4. Speak slower. The less you say, the smarter you sound. 5. Make eye contact. Wait until the other person averts their gaze first. This establishes you as an alpha male (or alpha female).6. Learn about art. Knowing the basics of art history is not the same thing as becoming 'well-rounded.' You'll get more out of literature and out of life by having a basic grasp of why art is the way it is today -- the same half-dozen names get name-dropped all the time, and if you don't know who they are and why they mattered, you are missing out.7. Don't be that person. who always posts stuff about 2012 and the orbit of 'Planet X' on her Facebook page. If the thing you are most excited about is the possible -- although highly unlikely -- destruction of the galaxy, your life is not compelling enough right now. Find new passions.8. Don't commit to writing articles that list 25 things and then lose steam at #8.9. While waiting for your flight to board: Find the most interesting person within walking distance and strike up a conversation with them. You'll likely never see them again, so don't worry. Some of the weirdest and most intriguing people I've met have been the result of random airport conversations.10. Don't read/watch/listen to media outlets that make you consistently unhappy. Trust me, if something truly important happens (natural disaster, alien invasion, political revolution) you'll hear about it first on Facebook or Twitter anyway. Or a friend might even call you. Most of the 24/7 babble on the cable networks is manufactured fear -- you can't perform at peak levels when you maintain a constant low level paranoia about the world around you.11. Have more than one checking account, and always have some cash on you. Banks do weird things; they freeze accounts due to unusual spending activity, accounts get hacked, etc. If a temporary setback occurs, you should still be able to cover your basic needs.12. When approaching an attractive woman, the first thing that pops into your head is not the right thing to say -- that's what every other guy has said to her today. Saying the second thing that pops into your head makes you different. She'll be wondering, "Why didn't he weasel his way into a conversation by asking about my crazy t-shirt like every other guy here? He must be different."13. Don't use corporate-speak in personal situations, or in corporate situations for that matter. Moving forward, learn to revisit your communications on the ground. We're looking to hit a home-run here, remember? Go big or go home. Etc. All of those phrases suck. Say what you actually want to say: "This is a bad idea, and we aren't going to pursue it" is far more honest than "Let's revisit this next month."It's a business idea, not a quaint South American town that you plan to return to someday.14. Live without expectations. Don't expect your flight to arrive on time; don't expect the meal to be good; don't expect to live until you're 80. When you live without leaning on your existing expectations of how things SHOULD go down, this allows opportunity to enter -- also, it's just a more relaxing way to live. The man without expectations can never be disappointed by outside circumstances. That's a powerful trait to have.15. Learn to say "no." If you have had trouble saying no to people in the past, spend an entire day where you say no to almost every offer or request you receive. "Do you have a minute?" the telemarketer asks you. "No, actually I don't." Do you want the medium soda for only 1 cent more? "No, I want the small."16. Learn to say "yes." Similarly, spend an entire day where you say yes to anything short of, "Do you want any of this heroin?" See where that takes you -- it won't be as interesting as the Jim Carrey movie about saying yes, but it will change your perspective.17. Do push-ups every day. I do 120 push-ups every day, broken into three sets of 40. Good, difficult, slow push-ups. Even if you accomplish nothing else that day, you know you've done your push-ups. Your body is stronger than it was yesterday, or the day before. That's a cool feeling.18. Go to matinee showings. Your date won't mind, and it saves time for dinner or drinks afterward. There is no reason to spend $11.75 to see The Hangover II (or any movie, for that matter). The movie theater should feel privileged that you're paying for content at all, instead of just watching it on Netflix in a few months' time.19. Call out the elephant in the room. This is particularly useful in business, although it works with relationships and family matters as well. I once spent a long time listening to a company's objections as to why they couldn't advertise on my site -- fit, branding, demographic wasn't quite right, etc. "Is this because our CPM is higher than you were looking to spend?" I asked abruptly. Yes, they admitted: I was charging too much. So I lowered my prices, and they said OK. All of their other objections were nonsense.20. Don't call out the elephant in the room. There are times when stating the obvious is crass and makes you seem like a mercenary, rather than an entrepreneur. It takes experience to learn when not to inject the subject of prices or "goals" into a discussion. Sometimes a lunch is just a lunch, and you don't have to get anything out of it.21. Become less political. I'm not saying you shouldn't vote or care about the direction of your country. But focus more on self-improvement and personal financial well-being. You'll be a much happier person for it, and more attractive to others when you're not filled with partisan hatred. :)22. Buy a Kindle. You'll read far more. Those who read a lot never have a shortage of conversation topics, and remain intrigued by the world around them.23. Make your own coffee. It's fresh, and it's easier to get the day started with an immediate dose of caffeine. Also dramatically cheaper; I switched to the "make your own brew" school of thought after paying $4.65 for a mocha recently -- sorry, I don't care how much discretionary income you have, $4.65 is too much to pay for some hot steamed milk, condensed chocolate flavoring, and a couple shots of espresso splashed in.24. Eat less junk. I've scaled back on "fast foods." It's not even cheap anymore. 2 scrambled eggs and a bowl of fresh fruit cost roughly the same amount, if not less, than a fast food breakfast. 25. Wear clothes that fit. If your clothes make you look like a Seinfeld extra, time to give them away to the Salvation Army (see, charity!) and buy tighter fitting shirts, jeans, and jacket. Tight is in.X

MIA XXXO

2011-12-23T16:29:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/user/MIAVEVO#p/u/8/sfbQ5mHWkOs
http://www.youtube.com/user/MIAVEVO#p/u/8/sfbQ5mHWkOs
http://www.youtube.com/user/MIAVEVO#p/u/8/sfbQ5mHWkOs

Cavalier Website Homepage

2011-12-11T14:57:00.001-08:00

Typography Mural Web Search Reference

2011-11-18T19:09:00.000-08:00

A bit of Apple Inc advertsing history.

2011-10-27T01:37:00.003-07:00

Geometry + Colour - Curated web search results

2011-10-22T17:13:00.001-07:00

Images found while researching

2011-10-13T23:54:00.000-07:00

ITC Franklin Gothic Pro Condensed Bold

2011-09-24T15:42:00.001-07:00

Street Wedding from Hotel Window

2011-09-18T03:11:00.001-07:00

IMG_4630, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

Self Portrait

2011-09-18T01:27:00.001-07:00

Designer Jonathan Ive is a serious dude

2011-09-02T02:05:00.000-07:00

Watch the video here

Info about the full doco

One Font / Capitals / Tight Leading

2011-08-24T15:45:00.001-07:00

New Work

2011-08-16T01:36:00.000-07:00

A New Animation from Sam Stradwick

I just discovered... adweek.com - Media News

2011-08-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

adweek.com

A Quick Steve Jobs / John Lennon / Christ Photo Merge

2011-08-02T14:29:00.000-07:00

Here is a website packed with loads of iconic vintage photography.

2011-08-01T14:51:00.000-07:00

http://theselvedgeyard.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/you-look-so-money-johnny-cash-slicked-back-style-of-the-50s-60s/#more-10091

Madmen Style

2011-06-29T02:29:00.001-07:00

Play Create Share Type from Jim Unwin

2011-06-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.jimunwin.com/

A selection of vintage Mercedes automobile photographs

2011-06-20T03:42:00.000-07:00

More Info Graphicality

2011-06-19T19:58:00.001-07:00

Get your Infographic fix

2011-06-19T19:55:00.000-07:00

http://blog.iso50.com/16534/airport-infographics/

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2011-06-10T22:44:00.001-07:00

Bens Tenth

2011-06-10T22:34:00.001-07:00

IMG_6131, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

Rowling Speech

2011-05-20T14:54:00.001-07:00

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

Snippets...
Poverty is romanticised by fools. You are not your CV. Imagination is innovation. The power of global empathy saves lives. Living in narrow spaces leads to a form of mental agoraphobia - The willfully unimaginative seem like monsters. What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. By not speaking out for suffering - we collude with evil through apathy. Humans are unique in that they can think on behalf of people. We don't need magic to transform our world. We have the power to imagine better. Friendships are the best. Running from career ladders. into classics lectures in search of ancient wisdom. Not how long your career is - rather how good it is.

From my drawing archives

2011-05-17T14:19:00.001-07:00

Do you love this postcard? I do.

2011-05-11T04:37:00.000-07:00

A postcard I bought on my travels years ago.

French ad campaign photography

2011-05-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

Euro RSCG C&O created an advertising campaign for the first French information radio, France Info.
The campaign includes a series of 3 black and white posters ads (photographer: Marc Gouby).
Three people of the editorial staff have been shot to empower the idea that reporters are at the heart of information.

Hero-5172-2

2011-05-05T23:19:00.001-07:00

Hero-5172-2, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

More loveliness

2011-05-05T22:48:00.000-07:00

Auckland City View

2011-05-05T18:26:00.001-07:00

Auckland City View, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

Advice for Creatives - by Stepa Mitaki

2011-05-02T15:43:00.000-07:00

- There are no right answers. Including these.

- Listen to other people’s opinions about your work, but ultimately do what you want.

- The hipster creative with tattoos and piercings rarely does the coolest ads.

- Simple, brilliant ideas kick ass over execution.

- You will create a better portfolio by breaking the rules than by following them.

- Revolutionary ideas always feel uncomfortable at first.

- Spend more time thinking, less time executing.

- Trying to create an entire portfolio in only a few months is like trying to go to med school in one year. It take a long time to learn, create, and craft. If you shortchange the process you shortchange the result.

- Which agency you work for usually matters less than which accounts and creative director you work for.

- Learn the rules before you focus on breaking them.

- By the time an ad is published in an award show book, it’s already a couple of years old.

- Don’t waste time or money on ideas you’re not thrilled about.

- Experiment. Fail. Experiment again.

- Get lots of feedback, but ultimately, trust yourself.

- No matter how good it is, somebody won’t like it.

- Your taste will change. Several times.

- Let your work show how creative you are, not your resume or answering machine message.

- Don’t work for someone whose taste you don’t respect.

- Never go for the money. At least, not yet.

- Being creative is only a small part of being a good creative.

- When you’re the boss, meet with ten juniors for every person who meets with you now.

- It doesn’t necessarily matter if people say they don’t like an ad you’re working on. But think carefully if they say they don’t get it.

- There are 5 elements to an ad. Headline, visual, body copy, logo, tagline.
- The more elements you can get rid of, the better the ad will be.

- If we don’t present bad ads, we won’t do bad ads.

- Advertising people are the last great folk artists. Everything we do is anonymous, disposable, and useful.

- A rule of thumb: The most interesting part of a headline goes at the end.

- First, creatives come up with every pun and easy joke and really they have nothing. Second, they realize they have nothing and feel like hacks. Third, epiphany, a good idea.
< tips advice help ads concepts creativity ideas young guide guidelines rules design >

Documentary Advertising

2011-04-29T16:17:00.001-07:00

The Hourglass from Ikepod on Vimeo.

Swiss decontructed vintage geometry

2011-04-28T13:50:00.000-07:00

More Goodness

2011-04-27T20:56:00.000-07:00

Future Vintage Scrapbook

2011-04-27T14:13:00.000-07:00

Udaipur Lake Palace

2011-04-26T16:26:00.001-07:00

IMG_4200, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

Vogue March 2011 Cover - Colour Fiesta

2011-04-18T21:11:00.000-07:00

Great use of colour on the March cover of Vogue Australia

A Vintage Aesthetic never fails - a few images

2011-04-15T14:01:00.000-07:00

James Nachtways TED from back in 2007 - incase you missed it

2011-04-15T13:46:00.000-07:00

"Photographers go to the extreme edges of human experience to show people whats going on"

Hoskin-Batch3-066

2011-04-15T00:41:00.001-07:00

Hoskin-Batch3-066, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

Apples first logo

2011-04-14T12:51:00.000-07:00

Double Shot

2011-04-11T18:57:00.001-07:00

Link to Flickr

2011-04-09T14:53:00.001-07:00

My Updated Flickr Sets Page

Better back then

2011-04-09T14:51:00.001-07:00

International Poster Gallery

Thanks Henry Ford

2011-04-08T19:59:00.001-07:00

While the consumption of commodities has always been an aspect of human society, consumerism was not possible until after the first and second industrial revolutions (1760–1840 and late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, respectively). The industrial revolutions, led by Great Britain and the United States, gradually caused the replacement of the artisan system, in which goods were produced locally by skilled workers on a small scale. Technological innovations, like the spinning jenny (1764), allowed fewer and less-skilled workers the ability to produce more goods, while the creation of national transportation networks, such as railroads, allowed for their wide dissemination. The factory system, in which labor was organized by specific tasks, rose into prominence, leading to the growth of cities, rising immigration, and the depletion of natural resources.

Read more: Consumerism - Consumerism And Mass Production - Products, Ford, Commodities, Allowed, Advertising, and Class http://science.jrank.org/pages/8818/Consumerism-Consumerism-Mass-Production.html#ixzz1IzVZjMN8

My videos from last year

2011-04-02T19:03:00.001-07:00

Manase

2011-03-27T02:44:00.001-07:00

IMG_7735, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

IMG_7874

2011-03-25T19:24:00.001-07:00

IMG_7874, a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

My Curriculum Vitae

2011-03-19T13:20:00.000-07:00

Read my CV here

My Portfolio

2011-03-19T13:17:00.000-07:00

View my design & photography Portfolio PDF here

2011-03-11T19:17:00.000-08:00

IMG_6354

2011-03-11T15:07:00.001-08:00

IMG_6354 a photo by Sam Stradwick on Flickr.

Avoid Brand Self-Sabotage Story

2011-02-25T11:51:00.000-08:00

Luke 1

2011-02-22T01:26:00.001-08:00

Luke 1
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_1091

2011-02-06T23:20:00.001-08:00

IMG_1091
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_3949

2011-01-24T17:39:00.001-08:00

IMG_3949
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Long Tail Boat - Ralay Beach, Krabi, Thailand

2011-01-19T07:23:00.001-08:00

IMG_6929
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Sala Daeng Station, Bangkok

2011-01-15T21:34:00.001-08:00

IMG_6352
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Bangkok Street

2011-01-15T15:32:00.001-08:00

IMG_6123
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_4360

2011-01-12T05:22:00.001-08:00

IMG_4360
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Guard and Taj Queue

2011-01-10T18:11:00.001-08:00

Guard and Taj Queue
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Taj Approach

2011-01-10T18:10:00.001-08:00

IMG_5674
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Mum

2011-01-06T07:22:00.001-08:00

IMG_1718
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

My Driver

2011-01-05T18:09:00.001-08:00

IMG_4449
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Young boy admiring old car

2011-01-05T09:35:00.003-08:00

Young boy admiring old car
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Temple

2011-01-05T09:35:00.001-08:00

Temple
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Anna entering Humayans Tomb Area

2011-01-02T04:47:00.001-08:00

IMG_3156
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Girls Singing in a Truck

2011-01-02T01:50:00.001-08:00

Girls Singing in a Truck
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

2010-12-30T14:42:00.001-08:00

IMG_3185
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Street Shop and Rickshaw, Jaipur

2010-12-30T14:31:00.001-08:00

Street Shop and Rickshaw, Jaipur
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Camel and Jal Mahal, Jaipur

2010-12-30T14:28:00.003-08:00

Camel and Jal Mahal, Jaipur
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_3267

2010-12-30T14:28:00.001-08:00

IMG_3267
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

John holds luke while watching Anna park the car in a very tight spot

2010-12-15T01:29:00.000-08:00

Another Soham Gupta Shot

2010-12-10T13:18:00.001-08:00

Kids; Calcutta
Originally uploaded by SOHAM GUPTA

Kis; Calcutta

Beggar; Calcutta

2010-12-10T13:15:00.001-08:00

Beggar; Calcutta
Originally uploaded by SOHAM GUPTA

Inspiration from Soham Gupta

See It-Drive It- You Will Buy It - 1959 Volvo

2010-11-29T23:52:00.001-08:00

See It-Drive It- You Will Buy It - 1959 Volvo
Originally uploaded by What Makes The Pie Shops Tick?

Le Car Hot: Renault Dauphine 1959

2010-11-28T19:10:00.001-08:00

Le Car Hot: Renault Dauphine 1959
Originally uploaded by What Makes The Pie Shops Tick?

IMG_1409

2010-11-27T22:47:00.001-08:00

IMG_1409
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_1468

2010-11-27T22:46:00.001-08:00

IMG_1468
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_1231

2010-11-16T22:06:00.001-08:00

IMG_1231
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_8230

2010-11-16T22:04:00.001-08:00

IMG_8230
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_1096

2010-11-12T22:58:00.001-08:00

IMG_1096
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_1321

2010-11-12T21:57:00.001-08:00

IMG_1321
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_1118

2010-11-12T17:21:00.001-08:00

IMG_1118
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

From Flickr

2010-11-11T13:58:00.000-08:00

I love old cars like this.

Mt Roskill-7342

2010-11-11T03:48:00.001-08:00

Mt Roskill-7342
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_7151

2010-11-03T03:52:00.001-07:00

IMG_7151
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

One Tree Hill Ascent 2

2010-11-03T03:42:00.001-07:00

One Tree Hill Ascent 2
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Mr Emery on his Bicycle

2010-11-03T03:40:00.001-07:00

Mr Emery on his Bicycle
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_0982

2010-10-31T04:23:00.001-07:00

IMG_0982
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Young Beth

2010-10-30T04:14:00.001-07:00

Young Beth
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

IMG_0680

2010-10-27T11:36:00.001-07:00

IMG_0680
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

The work of Emile Priest

IMG_0673

2010-10-27T11:33:00.001-07:00

IMG_0673
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Art in the Dark

2010-10-16T03:59:00.001-07:00

IMG_0625
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick

Paeroa Window

2010-10-05T12:24:00.001-07:00

Paeroa Window
Originally uploaded by Sam Stradwick